Investment Objective The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund invests primarily in the common stock of small U.S. companies. Its investment adviser's ("Adviser") investment strategy utilizes a small capitalization growth approach by selecting most of its investments from companies listed in the Russell 2000 ® Growth Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in small companies. The fund manager considers a small company to be a company of a size similar to companies listed on the Russell 2000 ® Growth Index.